ANTHROPOLOGICAL SPHERE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS DURING PANDEMIC THREATS by V. S. Blikhar, I. M. Zharovska

“…Their influence is significant because it changes the rules of coexistence and life of people in all spheres. However, the influence on the consciousness and other intentions of the individual has mostly temporally insignificant limits.…”
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Cohort profile: health effects monitoring programme in Ndilǫ, Dettah and Yellowknife (YKHEMP) by Hing Man Chan, Xue Feng Hu, Janet S. Cheung, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Renata Rosol, Emmanuel Yumvihoze, Linna Williams, Asish Mohapatra

“…There was no difference in urinary total arsenic concentrations between adults and children, however, urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations were generally higher in children than in adults in all four YKHEMP sampling groups. The adult YKDFN participants had lower urinary total arsenic and inorganic arsenic concentrations compared with the random selected and volunteer participants.Future plans YKHEMP is designed as a prospective cohort study; the children participants will be re-examined in 2022 and both adult and children participants in 2027.…”
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Evaluating platelet concentrates by platelet indices, thromboelastography, and flow cytometry by Tapasyapreeti Mukhopadhyay, Arulselvi Subramanian, Venencia Albert, Anand Kumar, Tushar Sehgal, Sulekha Karjee, Harprasad Pati

“…Swirling was present in all. The platelet distribution width, mean platelet volume, platelet-large cell ratio, plateletcrit, and immature platelet fraction were 9.4 ± 2.7 fL, 8.7 ± 1.2 fL, 16.9% ± 8.9%, 0.6% ± 0.3%, and 4.4% ± 3.9%, respectively. …”
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Blockchain-driven demand side management in P2P energy markets for islanded microgrid systems by Abdullah Umar, Sumit Kumar Jha, Deepak Kumar, Tirthadip Ghose, Subhransu Ranjan Samantaray

“…During the registration phase, all devices are authenticated and authorized through a secure, transparent blockchain ledger. …”
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Potential biomarkers in Behçet’s disease: monocyte, neutrophil, platelet, and C-reactive protein to albumin ratios by Mestan Sahin, Cansu Celin Karakose, Meltem Alkan Melikoglu

“…Demographic characteristics, disease duration, and current medications were recorded for all participants. The BD Current Activity Form (BDCAF) was utilized to assess the activity of BD. …”
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Mapping TB incidence across districts in Uganda to inform health program activities by N.J. Henry, S. Zawedde-Muyanja, R.K. Majwala, S. Turyahabwe, R.V. Barnabas, R.C. Reiner, Jr, C.E. Moore, J.M. Ross

“…BACKGROUND: Identifying spatial variation in TB burden can help national TB programs effectively allocate resources to reach and treat all people with TB. However, data limitations pose challenges for subnational TB burden estimation. …”
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Effect of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the growth and development of young foals under subtropical conditions of Pakistan. by Muhammad Athar Chatha, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Athar Abbas, Muhammad Saadullah, Jawaria Ali Khan

“…Statistical analysis revealed that late-weaned foals demonstrated superior growth metrics compared to early-weaned foals (P = 0.001) and sheltered housing conditions markedly enhanced growth parameters across all breeds and measurement intervals (P = 0.002). …”
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Production and characterization of eco-cement using eggshell powder and water hyacinth ash by Heri Septya Kusuma, Aurelio Muhammad Saleemah Agung, Najla Anira Putri, Muhamad Shifu, Nafisa Illiyanasafa, Bernadeta Ayu Widyaningrum, Andrew Nosakhare Amenaghawon, Handoko Darmokoesoemo

“…The XRF analysis revealed that all samples contained a high CaO content (>70 %) and sufficient SiO2 levels to ensure pozzolanic activity. …”
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Synthesis of thiophene and N-substituted thieno[3,2-d] pyrimidine derivatives as potent antitumor and antibacterial agents by Hafez Hend N., Alsalamah Sulaiman A., El-Gazzar Abdel-Rhman B. A.

“…Compounds 16 (GI50 = 0.02, 0.04 and 0.06 μmol L−1, resp.) and 19b (GI50 = 0.02, 0.03 and 0.05 μmol L−1, resp.) showed higher activity against all cell lines than doxorubicin. Most of the compounds were also screened for antibacterial activity using ciprofloxacin as standard drug. …”
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Utilisation of outpatient care immediately before emergency admission for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Japan: a retrospective observational study by Hirotaka Kato, Rei Goto, Ryotaro Nagashima, Tatsuya Matsuzaki, Takayoshi Nagahama

“…Patient and regional characteristics were examined to assess the types of patients who faced difficulties with outpatient visits and receiving outpatient care related to the disease that resulted in admissions (hereafter referred to as admission-related outpatient care).Main outcome measures (1) Whether patients had an outpatient visit during the 2 weeks preceding admission and (2) whether patients received admission-related outpatient care during the 2 weeks before admission.Results This study included 18 449 emergency admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, representing 16.3% (18 449/113 669) of all emergency admissions in our data. Among patients with emergency admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, 37.4% did not have an outpatient visit within the 2 weeks preceding admission and 29.9% did not receive admission-related outpatient care despite having an outpatient visit. …”
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Preliminary study on mercury pollution affecting soil bacteria near a mercury mining area by Jianxiong Du, Yili Yuan, Jianfeng Li, Shuqing Zhang, Yuxiang Ren

“…In order to further explore the effect of mercury contamination soil (nearly 20 years) near a mercury mining area (Tongren, Guizhou, China) on the diversity and structure of the soil bacterial communities, five groups of soil samples (SMO2, SMO20, SMO30, SMO500, and SMO650) were collected at distances of 2, 20, 30, 500, and 650 m, respectively, from the only sewage outlet of a mercury mining area (Guizhou, China). All soil samples were collected from the 0–20 cm topsoil layer. …”
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Research on health information avoidance behavior and influencing factors of cancer patients—an empirical analysis based on structural equation modeling by Rui Zhu, Hui Zhao, Yun Yun, Yue Zhao, Weixian Wang, Lingmeng Wang, Wenjie Hou, Fuzhi Wang

“…Results The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that socio-demographic factors of per capita monthly household income, marital status, occupation, treatment modality, years of use of smart devices, and weekly hours of reading health information had an impact on health information avoidance behavior of cancer patients. All fit indices of the structural equation model were within acceptable limits,(CMIN/DF = 2.285,RMSEA = 0.045,CFI = 0.949,IFI = 0.949,RFI = 0.902,TLI = 0,942).The results of the mediating effect found that self-efficacy mediated the paths of information overload and privacy concern to health information avoidance behavior, respectively; negative emotions mediated the paths of information overload and privacy concern to health information avoidance behavior, respectively; and self-efficacy mediated the path from social support to health information avoidance behavior. …”
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The Effects of Various Restorative Techniques on the Fracture Resistance of Pulpotomized Permanent Premolars by Yasamin Ghahramani, Fereshteh Shafiei, Zahra Jowkar, Sepideh Kazemian

“…The fracture resistance of group 2 (MTA + amalgam) was statistically lower than those of all experimental groups (p values < 0.05) except groups 3, 4, and 5 (p values > 0.05). …”
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Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin by Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao

“…The main clinical symptoms among all patients were severe anemia, vomiting, prostration, poor appetite, dysphoria, and dyspnea. …”
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Crime and birth rate in Ukraine: modelling and statistical analysis by O. F. Shevchuk

“…The generalised model of the change in the birth rate depending on the level of criminality of a country obtained as a result of the proposed approach proved to be adequate, and all its parameters were statistically significant. …”
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Compressive stress-strain relationship of limestone calcined clay cement-based UHPC matrix by Kunjie Fan, Peng Du, Yao Yao

“…Therefore, the optimal mix proportion obtained in this study is not applicable to all scenarios. Nonetheless, this study can provide a reference for the mix proportion design and mechanical performance analysis of LC3-UHPC.…”
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The association between childhood hunger experiences and health in middle and old age: a longitudinal study over 10 years by Dongxu Li, Xi Guo, Weile Zhang, Wenhui Li, Tianjiao Zhang, Zelin Liu, Min Su, Zhengrong Li

“…Methods Using data from the five 2011—2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) and the 2014 China Life History Survey Questionnaire, a sample of 9,909 individuals aged 45 years and older who participated in all six surveys was obtained. We conducted panel analyses, used Probit and ordinary least squares regression models to analyze the effects of CHEs on the health in middle and old age, and used stepwise regression tests to analyze the mediators of the relationship. …”
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Evaluating eating patterns and health status of undergraduate students majoring in human nutrition, Lahore, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study by Saad Afzal, Ayesha Iftikhar, Mateen Ahmad, Zeeshan Ashraf, Waseem Khalid, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Maryam Illyas, Fareed Afzal, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Tawfiq Alsulami, Emery Lenge Mukonzo

“…A significant proportion of obese individuals consumed junk food daily, while all groups had inadequate intakes of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. …”
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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

“…Retrospective study of consecutive patients affected by NGAU referred to the Ocular Immunology Unit of the AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy, between January 2016 and January 2019. All patients underwent ophthalmic evaluation and blood test with HLA-B27 typing and were referred to a rheumatologist to identify any undiagnosed SpA. …”
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Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI-derived masseter muscle characteristics: a new diagnostic marker in head and neck cancer? by Kai-Lun Cheng, Hsueh-Ju Lu, Chao-Yu Shen, Chia-Wei Lin, Hui-Yu Wang, Ying-Hsiang Chou, Yeu-Sheng Tyan, Ping-Huei Tsai

“…The masseter muscle volumes in the newly diagnosed HNC and posttreatment patients were significantly smaller than those in the normal controls (all p < 0.05). The D and f values of the bilateral masseter muscles in the patients with newly diagnosed HNC were significantly higher than those in the primary cancer lesions (p < 0.05). …”
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